The thin young man leaned on the boulder, took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trousers and stepped into the river. The old man beside him handed him a tree branch and used a bucket to catch the water while he was fishing.
Their facial features are similar, they should be father and son.
Wen Qizhou looked at them carefully and his eyes fell on their clothes: "They should have lived on the island for a long time."
Whether it's clean clothes or a bucket to collect water, they all silently tell them the fact that the other person has been here for a long time.
"Yeah." Chi Yue's eyes flickered, looking at the lush forest behind the father and son: "I guess there are others."
"Want to go over and ask?"
"Forget it, there's nothing to ask."
It’s best not to disturb each other.
She turned on her toes, took Wen Qizhou's arm and walked back. As soon as she approached the area where they set up their tent, she took out two buckets of stream water and a few lively fish from the space.
Xie Changxiao, who was making a fire, saw them coming back with fish. His eyes lit up and he stretched out his hand to tease the fish in the bucket.
"There's no shortage of food now!" He happily carried the barrel and went to the side to clean the rabbit meat: "Where did you get the barrel?"
"Picked it up on the road."
"So lucky?"
Hearing this, Qizhou's face did not change: "It's okay."
He sat on the stone slab with his knees bent, holding a dagger to handle the fish, while Chi Yue spread a picnic mat outside the tent, looking through the dense branches and leaves at the gradually darkening sky.
As soon as the rain stopped, the air felt fresh.
The raindrops accumulated on the branches and leaves occasionally dripped, and the soft sound they made carried a gust of breeze blowing past their ears.
The burning dead branches dissipate the coolness, and the rabbit and fish placed on the fire are grilled and the oil is released. The fragrance is more mouth-watering than the bowl of spicy pot at noon.
Wen Qizhou occasionally flipped the rabbit fish on the twigs, grilled it until it was half cooked, and then sprinkled it with two layers of condiments.
Chi Yue and Xie Changxiao, sitting next to him on the left and right, stared at the rabbit fish eagerly, and they couldn't help but be aroused.
"How long will it take to bake?" Chi Yue pursed her lips slightly, covering her growling belly, her almond-shaped eyes reflecting the rabbit fish on the fire.
"three minutes."
Wen Qizhou was counting the time. When three minutes were up, he picked up the twigs and placed them on the leaves that had been washed in advance.
He pulled off the pieces of meat skewered on the branches and asked the two greedy people to use their chopsticks: "It's a bit hot, blow it on before eating."
"Yeah." Chi Yue nodded obediently.
She ate the blown rabbit meat in one bite, savoring the crispy texture on the outside and tender on the inside, and her mouth was filled with overflowing juices.
After swallowing the rabbit meat, he picked up a whole skewer of grilled fish and tasted it with relish: "Qizhou, I want to eat grilled fish tomorrow."
It was the first time she ate Wen Qizhou's baked food, and she was really addicted. She was thinking about Ming'er's before she finished eating it.
"Okay, I'll bake it for you tomorrow." Listening to the coquettish voice, Wen Qizhou felt a hint of endearment in his eyes.
Xie Changxiao, who has long been accustomed to being a light bulb, no matter how drawn their eyes are, just eats the fish in his hand.
After eating a whole fish, he roasted the remaining half of the rabbit. The overbearing aroma attracted the birds perched on the trees and couldn't help but look down.
He stared at the fire and suggested: "We might as well stay on the island for a few more days. We can have food and drink and avoid the tsunami."
There are two waves of tsunamis today, and no one knows whether there will be one tomorrow. Staying on the island temporarily is indeed the best choice.
Chi Yue pondered: "That's okay." Rather than facing the tsunami, she would rather wait in a safe area for the sea to calm down completely.
